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INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR TRUSTEES
Trustee Recruitment
- Charity Commission- Finding new trustees – what organisations need to know
- Ideal Trustee - Recruitment Tool
Trustee Role Descriptions
- Chair - Description for Chair of the Board of Trustees
- Committee member - Description for Trustees
- Treasurer - Description for a Treasurer
- Secretary - Description for Secretary
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
- DBS Information Sheet
- DBS News - Changes to Disclosure & Barring
- DBS News - December 2012
Equal Opportunities
- Equalities Act 2010 - A summary guide for voluntary and community sector service providers
Health & Safety
- Health & Safety Guidelines
Improving and Supporting Diversity
Insurance
- Information Sheet - Summary
- Volunteer Driving – contact Volunteering England or Teignbridge CVS Volunteer Centre for information on insurers
Volunteer Management
Volunteer Policies – Getting it right from the start - Policies Booklet
Sample Volunteer Policy – Volunteer Policy
Volunteer Agreement - Volunteer Agreement
Retaining Volunteers - Retaining Volunteers
Recognising Volunteers - 100 ways to say thank you and to support your volunteers
Problem Solving - Problem Solving Procedure
How to reprimand a Volunteer – How do you reprimand a volunteer?
Letting Volunteers go – Emergency Exits
Calculating Volunteer Value - Value
Mission Points - Manual
Volunteer Recruitment
Useful links:
+++ NAVCA launch free trustee guide +++
NAVCA and the Local Government Association have launched a new free publication called At Your Bidding - a guide for charity trustees about commissioning and tendering for public services. It focuses squarely on the key issues that individuals need to be aware of in fulfilling their duties as charity trustees. All trustees of local charities are encouraged to download a free copy. See Website: www.navca.org.uk/publications/atyourbidding
Good Governance – Code for smaller organisations - Code of Governance for smaller organisations document
